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National Foundation Day

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core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

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country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law

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(enter into, be in) a state of war

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quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

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man power

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public order; public peace; public security; law and order

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human relations; humanity

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reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression

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to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly

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legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

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founding of a nation

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in unison; as one; united

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Galapagosization; phenomenon of companies becoming overly specialized in developing products for the domestic market

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fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

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mitochondrial Eve

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birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

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prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

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genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree

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than; other than; except; but

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mine (ore)

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abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

1

national budget

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amount of money; sum of money

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trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

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construction; establishment

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national policy

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

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old and young

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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private person; individual

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military

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puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

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ethical; moral

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good and evil

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to go mad

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rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

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irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

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sanctions; punishment

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representative; delegate

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years later

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

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political system

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citizen; freemen

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one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train

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